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Caption: Abbi Jacobson on Live Wire, Credit: Jennie Baker
This episode features comedian, writer, and illustrator Abbi Jacobson ("Broad City"), author Nicole Chung, and music from soul group The Dip.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Rachel Bloom
This episode features entertainer and writer Rachel Bloom, poet Natalie Diaz, and music from singer-songwriter Kevin Morby.

  • Added: Nov 30, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Phoebe Robinson on Live Wire, Credit: Jennie Baker
This episode features comedian Phoebe Robinson, writer and amateur boxer Thomas Page McBee, and music from folk singer Sammy Brue.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
Caption: Atsuko Okatsuka on Live Wire, Credit: Jennie Baker
This "Best of 2020" holiday episode features masters of improv Thomas Middleditch & Ben Schwartz, comedian Atsuko Okatsuka, and music from singer-s...

Bought by KUNM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., New Hampshire Public Radio, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Nov 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Kirsten Johnson
This episode features New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author Lindy West, documentary filmmaker Kirsten Johnson, and music from cellis...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Angelica Garcia on Live Wire, Credit: Jennie Baker
This episode features journalist and activist Jose Antonio Vargas, poet Danez Smith, and singer-songwriter Angelica Garcia.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
Caption: Anaïs Mitchell
This episode gets into the spooky season with "Mucho Mucho Amor" filmmakers Cristina Costantini & Kareem Tabsch, plus singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitch...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Tommy Pico on Live Wire, Credit: Jennie Baker
This episode learns the art of "letting go" with poet Tommy Pico, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Eli Saslow, and comedian Emily Heller, with mus...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Lulu Miller
This episode features Radiolab co-host Lulu Miller, comedian and writer Sopan Deb, and music from Moorea Masa & The Mood.

  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Abdi Nor Iftin on Live Wire, Credit: Jennie Baker
This episode makes some "great escapes" with writer and circus sideshow performer Tessa Fontaine, memoirist and visa lottery winner Abdi Nor Iftin,...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Demi Adejuyigbe
This episode features comedian Demi Adejuyigbe, journalist Drew Magary, and music from soulful duo The War and Treaty.

  • Added: Oct 01, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
Caption: Chapman & MacLain Way on Live Wire, Credit: Jennie Baker
This episode features Chapman & MacLain Way, the filmmakers behind Netflix's "Wild Wild Country" docuseries, as well as comedian Ahmed Bharoocha, b...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Hanif Abdurraquib
This episode features poet and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib, writer Eula Biss, and music from Lydia Loveless.

  • Added: Sep 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Timothy Egan on Live Wire, Credit: Jennie Baker
This episode features Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Timothy Egan, cannabis activist Jeannette Ward Horton, and music from indie pop duo Pure Bathin...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Maria Bamford
This episode features comedians Maria Bamford and Nore Davis, plus music from country singer-songwriter Brandy Clark.

  • Added: Sep 03, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Chioke I'Anson on Live Wire , Credit: Jennie Baker
This episode features the voice of NPR’s underwriting, Chioke I’Anson, plus podcaster and investigative journalist Leah Sottile, and a tribute to s...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: W. Kamau Bell
This episode features comedian and host of CNN's "United Shades of America" W. Kamau Bell, plus science reporter Julia Rosen, and music from Samant...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Jeff Tweedy
This episode is a pledge edition of Live Wire that features actor François Clemmons, hair stylist Deanna Everson, and music from Jeff Tweedy of Wil...

Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City, WQLN, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Wisconsin Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 13, 2020
  • Length: 47:42
  • Purchases: 4
Caption:  John Hodgman on Live Wire
This episode is features humorist John Hodgman, writer and podcaster Jon Mooallem, and music from Allen Stone.

  • Added: Aug 12, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Hari Kondabolu on Live Wire, Credit: Jennie Baker
This episode features comedian Hari Kondabolu, science journalist Sarah Scoles, and music from Angelica Garcia.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Caption:  Lidia Yuknavitch on Live Wire, Credit: Jennie Baker
This episode features writer Lidia Yuknavitch, comedian Atsuko Okatsuka, and rock group The Black Tones.

  • Added: Jul 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Mo Rocca on Live Wire, Credit: Jennie Baker
This episode spreads some cheer with humorist Mo Rocca, poet and writer Heather Christle, and music from jazz vocalist Jimmie Herrod.

  • Added: Jul 14, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Ross Gay on Live Wire, Credit: Jennie Baker
This episode features poet Ross Gay, staff writer for The New Yorker Casey Cep, and music from Colin Hay.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Saeed Jones on Live Wire, Credit: Jennie Baker
This episode wishes you a Happy Fourth of July, with poet Saeed Jones and writer Kristen Arnett, plus music from Ages and Ages.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Amythyst Kiah on Live Wire, Credit: Jennie Baker
This is the eleventh episode of the "Live Wire House Party" series, featuring writer Ijeoma Oluo and poet Danez Smith, with music from Amythyst Kiah.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2020
  • Length: 58:59